Liopropoma Carmabi

Serioussnaps · #1 12/27/2007, 05:06 PM

Where do I get one?

Am I going to have to get it internationally?

Swanwillow · #2 12/27/2007, 05:22 PM

well, the $90 dollar price tag doesn't help, but you can find them if you do a google search for candy basslet.

Pretty fish though!

DeltecRules · #3 12/27/2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally posted by Serioussnaps
Where do I get one?

Am I going to have to get it internationally?

I wanted one of those too. My old LFS before he closed up was able to get one. It retailed for $399 at the time. I would bug liveaquaria to see if they can get you one.

achillesheel · #4 12/27/2007, 08:51 PM

most get sent to japan. ive never seen one available. huge price tag i hear. L. swalesi is almost as nice, not nearly as expensive, and readily available.

danfrith · #5 12/27/2007, 10:44 PM

I've seen them on the Divers den at liveaquaria a few times this past year. I would watch for them on there.

achillesheel · #6 12/27/2007, 11:06 PM

you've most likely seen Liopropoma swalesi. it is the pacific ocean cousin of L. carmabi which is from the atlantic. the carmabi is much brighter. the swalesi is the same color but a little more dull. i've had one for 3.5 years and he is very secretive (i sometimes don't see it for days on end) but very hardy and has a great personallity.

joetbs · #7 12/28/2007, 02:22 AM

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Originally posted by Swanwillow
well, the $90 dollar price tag doesn't help, but you can find them if you do a google search for candy basslet.

Pretty fish though!

add another 0 and you're close!

Swanwillow · #8 12/28/2007, 07:24 AM

I was looking at

oops, the swalesi. I lied

racerw · #9 12/28/2007, 08:58 AM

awesome fish I was looking for one as well & gave up after not having much luck

Goodluck on your search

mile sq. reefer · #10 12/28/2007, 12:48 PM

My LFS had one around 2 years ago and it was sold for over $600. Haven't seen one since and they get alot of hard to find livestock.

sugartooth · #11 12/28/2007, 03:15 PM

Fish Planet had one earlier this year. I'm on the wait list for one over there. You can talk to them to get on the list.
Old Town also had one listed on their website as having it earlier this year. They are probably more likely to get another.

EDIT:: Sorry I thought I was in another forum. Old Town Aquarium has a website and they ship. Located in Chicago.
They often get these more rare fish. Good luck!

Neptune777 · #12 12/28/2007, 06:25 PM

They are going for 1k wholesale now when you can find them... They are a deepwater cave dwelling species so they are difficult to capture from what I hear.

They are also very shy at first and would get lost in a large tank...and at that price I would want to see it once and a while to make sure all is well

Neptune777 · #13 12/28/2007, 06:32 PM

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Originally posted by achillesheel
you've most likely seen Liopropoma swalesi. it is the pacific ocean cousin of L. carmabi which is from the atlantic. the carmabi is much brighter. the swalesi is the same color but a little more dull. i've had one for 3.5 years and he is very secretive (i sometimes don't see it for days on end) but very hardy and has a great personallity.

Cool! Do you have some pics to share?

achillesheel · #14 12/28/2007, 08:21 PM

just to make clear i have L. swalesi and i dont have any good pix

joetbs · #15 12/28/2007, 11:29 PM

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Originally posted by Neptune777
They are going for 1k wholesale now when you can find them... They are a deepwater cave dwelling species so they are difficult to capture from what I hear.

It's not only that they are deepwater, but the area they used to be collected in is no longer harvesting them. So now, you have to get them from a collector in Florida that specializes in dw animals. He happens to be a buddy of the owner of Living Sea in Chicago , so I know they can get them & do ship. Most do go to Japan & Asia since they buy more than 1 at a time.

The fish should realistically retail for around $1,200 with the current going rate. Once in a while, a couple pop up from Brazil or Nicaragua, and they are much cheaper, but it's all luck finding them.

danfrith · #16 12/29/2007, 12:51 AM

So, is the fish pictured in the first post of this thread (Liopropoma carmabi, the high priced and rare species) the species from the carribean?

joetbs · #17 12/29/2007, 01:02 AM

yes, the pics above are carmabi. swalesi doesn't have any purple in it, most are actually pale and almost transparent between the orange.

this is what L. swalesi looks like (he got eaten by my L. susumi)

danfrith · #18 12/29/2007, 01:08 AM

Is L. carmabi from the Carribbean?

Neptune777 · #19 12/29/2007, 06:52 AM

I was surfing around and saw this pic on an Asian site:

http://www.poe-poe.com/DSC04794a1.jpg

Now a pair would be sweet...and pricey!!!